Baling-press



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BALING PRESS.

No. 397,393. Patented Feb, 5, 1889.

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BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,393, dated February5, 1889.

Application filed June 14, 1888. Serial No. 277,048. (No model.)

To all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, IIIRAM N. SMADES, of

Little Rock, in the county of Pulaski. and State of Arkansas, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Baling- Presses, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, formin a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure I is a front elevation of my improvedpress, parts being broken away. I ig. II is a side view of the same.Fig. III is an enlarged detail perspective view, illustrating the mannerof hinging the sides and ends of the baling-chamber together so as tofold inward. Fig. IV is an enlarged detail perspective view,illustrating the cminter-balancc of the rctaining fingers. Figs. V andVI are detail sections, illustrating the same as I ig. III, thesesections being taken on line V VI, Fig. II. Fig. VII is a verticalsection. of parts ot the balingchamber, showing the catch and taken online V II VII, Fig. I, looking inward. Fig. VIII is a verticallongitudinal section through the press, with the traverser or platen inits lower position, taken on the line VIII IX, Fig. I. Fig. IX is asimilar view with the traverser or platen in its raised position. Fig. Xis a transverse horizontal section taken on line X X, Fig. VIII. Fig. XIis a similar view taken on line XI XI, Fig. VIII. Fig. XII is a similarview taken on line XII XII, Fig. VIII. Figs. XIII and XIV are enlargedsections of the threeway valve of the steam and air pipes.

My invention relates to an improvement in that class of presses for usein baling cotton and the like wherein steam, compressed air, or otherlike force is employed to dothe pressing.

My invention consists in iez'ttures of novelty hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, represents the platen of the press, to whichsecured a movable cylinder, 9, which surrounds a fixed piston, Thepiston is secured to the upper end of a stationary tube or cylinder,14-, which is secured at bottom to a suitable base or support, 5. Theplaten 1 and cylinder 2 are made to move together from the positionshown in Fig. VIII to the position shown. in Fig. IX to do the pressing,and this movement is caused by the steam, compressed air, or other likeforce being admitted into the chamber (3 of the cylinder 2 between thepiston 3 and the platen I. As a means for admitting steam into thischamber,I have shown apipe, 7, (see Fig. XII,) which enters the tube 4and passes upward therein and through the piston 3,-communicating withthe chamber 0. The pipe is provided with a plain valve, 8, and athreeway valve, 9, the latter connnunicating with an exhaust-pipe, l 0.(See Figs. XIII and XIV.) When the steam is to be admitted, the valve 8is opened. and the valve 9 is turned into the position shown in Fig.XIII, and after the platen has made its upward movement the valve 9 isturned into the position shown in Fig. XIV and the steam exhausts fromthe is taken from thereservoir through abranch,

12, connecting the tube to the pipe '7, (it be ing understood that thevalve 8 of the pipe 7 would be closed and the valve 1 3 of the branch 12opened,) and the air passes through the pipe 7 into the chamber [5 inthe same manne as explained in connection with the steam, and is alsoexhausted through the valve 9 and pipe 10 the same as'the steam.

Other modes of arranging the pipes for steam or compressed air might bedesigned and used. 7

1.5 represents the baling-chamb-er, and 16 the receiving chamber, intothe latter of which the cot-ton is placed through an automatic door, 17,hinged at 18 to the frame of the press. \V hen a charge of cotton hasbeen placed into the receiving-chamber, the platen, rising, forces thischarge from the receivingchamber into the baling-chamber 15. As theplaten moves upward, it automatically closes the door 17 through meansof a cam, 19, (see dotted lines in Fig. II,) which is secured to thecylinder 2, and which bears against the balance, 33.

lower end of a lever, 20, pivoted at 21 to the frame of the press, andwhich is connected at its upper end to the inner end of a link, 22, theouter end of which is connected at 23 to the door. The lower end of thelever 20 may be provided with a friction-roller, 29, against which thecam 19 bears; and 24 represents a spring connecting the lower end of thelever to the frame of the press for the purpose of forcing the door openafter the movable cylinder with the cam 19 descends, the spring actingto pull the lower end of the lever out-- ward, and in doing so moves theparts from the position shown in Fig. II partly in full lines to theposition shown in Fig. II all inv full lines, or, in other words, movesthe link 22 and the door 17 from the position shown in full lines, Fig.II, to the position shown in dotted lines in the same figure.

25 represents a table resting upon horizontal strips 26, secured to theframe of thcpre'ss. This table slides on the strips 26, and is operatedautomatically by the door 17, to which it is connected by links 27. i Asthe door is opened, the table is forced from the position shown in Fig.IX to the position shown in Fig. VIII, to allow the cotton to beinserted through a space, 98, and then, as the door closes, the tablemoves up against the machine from the position shown in Fig. VIII to theposition shown in Fig. IX, thus closing the space 28, and forming aplatform upon which a person may stand close to the body of the press.

represents fingers secured to rock-shafts 31, journaled in boxes 32,secured to the frame of the press. (See Figs. II, IV, and VIII.) Eachrock-shaft is provided with a counter- (Shown plainly in Fig. IV.)

As the platen moves upward. and forces the cotton into thehating-chamber these fingers 30 are moved to the position shown bydotted lines in Fig. VIII, allowing the cotton to pass. Then as, soon asthe platen recedes the fingers are dropped down into the position shownin full lines, Fig. VIII, through means of the counter-balance andprevent'the downward movement of the cotton, thus holding it in thebaling-chamber. These fingers thus arranged form a cheap and effectivemeans of holding the several charges of cotton in the balingchamber.

The baling-chainber is composed of a side 40 and end 41, hinged togetherat 49, (see Fig. X,) and of a side, 50, and end 51, hinged together at52. (See Fig. X.) The side 40 is hinged at 43 to the frame 00 of theupper part of the press, as shown at 200, Fig. II, and in like mannerthe side is hinged at to the frame of the upper part of the press, sothat these parts are capable of being swui'ig out, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. X, to allow the tying and removal of a bale after beingformed. The manner of hinging the ends to the sides is illustrated inFigs. III, V, and VI, representing the hinges, 70 the rabbetjoints,which permit the ends to be folded against the sides, and they areprevented from being opened at more than a right angle by means of therabbet-joints and the plates 71, having lugs 72, each end having oneotthe plates whose lug comes against the side and each side having one ofthe plates whose lug comes against the end, as shown plainly in Fig.III. This construction allows the ends to be folded in against thesides, to economize in space in opening the sides, and still holds themfrom moving more than. to a right angle in the other direction. Each.end l1 and 5.1 is provided with a hook, 80, (see Figs. VII and X,) whichwhen the sides are closed engages a rod, 81, on the sides 40 and 50 nearthe hinges 4:33 and 5.), thus holding the sides and ends forming thebaling-chamber in their closed position.

100 represents rollers on the platen 1, the object of which is torelieve the friction between the platen, and the sides of thereceiving-chamber.

My entire construction is such that the baling is quickly and easilyaccomplished.

I claim as my invention- I 1. In a baling-press, the combination of theplaten, the outer movable cylinder to which the platen is secured, theinner stationary cylinder, afixed piston located on the stationarycylinder within the movable cylinder, a pipe for admitting steam orcompressed air into the ehamberof; the movable cylinder between theplaten and piston, and a receiving and baling chamber over the platen,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a baling-press, the combination of a platen, movable cylinder towhich the platen is secured, and a fixed piston, a pipe for admittin gsteam or compressed air into the chamber between the platen and piston,a receiving and baling chamber over the platen, and a tube forsupporting the piston, and which forms a chamber for the compressed air,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a baling-press, the combination of a platen secured to a movablecylinder, a receivin g-chamber over the platen, a hinged door to thereceiving chamber, a cam on the cylinder, and mechanism located betweenthe cam and door, whereby the latter is automatically closed as theplaten rises, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a baling-press, the combination of the platen, a movable cylinderto which the platen is secured, a receiving chamber over the platen, ahinged door to the chamber, and means for automatically closing thedoor, consisting of a cam on the cylinder, a pivoted spring-lever,against the lower end of which the cam bears, and a link connecting theup stantially as described, for closing the door as the platen rises, asliding table, and links connecting the table to the door, whereby thetable is moved in and out as the door is closed and opened,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

(3. In a baling-press, the combination of the platen, reeeiving-chamberover the platen, and baling chainberover the receiving-chamber,consisting of sides having ends secured thereto and hinged to the frameso as to be swung out or opened horizontally to expose thebaling-ehamber, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a baling-pi.'ess, a baling-ehamber oomposed of sides hinged to theframe of the press so as to be opened out horizontally to expose bothsides of the baling-elnunber, and

press and ends hinged to the sides, the ends being provided with hooksS0 to engage pins 81 on the sides, substantially as and tor the purposeset forth.

HIRAM N. SHADES.

In presence of M. BRAGG, S. C. BOWYER.

